The Heuchera collection.

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I probably have about 10 different Heuchera and am trying to put possible names to them. I have 3 itinerant labels, H. Can Can, H. Stormy Seas and H. Kassandra. That is not to say I still have the plants! Only one (if it is a Heuchera) is flowering at present), this is the one I think is Kassandra. It is 3 1/2 ft to the top of the flower spike, bronzy top side to the leaves and purply reverse. Two clumps of this.

I am assuming this label belongs with this plant, as no other of my Heuchera (only the Heucherella) have bronzy foliage.

There are 3 historic Coral Bells, H.sanguinea, which I must have had over 30 years, a red, a pink and a white.
The flower photographs were taken spring 2014, the foliage was photographed this October, Monday 28. All have green undersides.
The pink is a large clump.

The white, is not such a strong grower.

And the red, has slightly more markings on the leaves, if this is the clump.

Two I bought this year, 50p no name, which I am calling lime leaves

And from France, Pepperoni with mottled leaves and pink flowers. (Can find no reference to this name anywhere.)

Nor where I put it, unless this is it today. Underside is green, so not Stormy Seas.

That leaves these 2 dark leaved plants, both with red reverses. This has glossy foliage, but note the new green leaves in the centre.

And this one with dark matt leaves. Neither seem to have ruffled leaves so am not sure either is Can Can or Stormy Seas!

I have had several Palace Purple, which don’t do well for me and I assumed I had lost so maybe … and Silver Velvet is actually a Saxifrage and in a hospital pot at present.
That makes eight, but which?
Maybe I need to be patient, wait till they flower next year and put a label on them then, even if it identifies them as different clumps.

• 27 Oct, 2015
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